Module:MasterGunner
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This module is rated as beta, and is ready for widespread use. It is still new and should be used with some caution to ensure the results are as expected. |
Usage
[edit]{{#invoke:MasterGunner|GunnerBox}}
Please see {{Template:MasterGunner}}
for example usage
require('strict')
local p = {}
local data = mw.loadData('Module:MasterGunner/data')
local getArgs = require('Module:Arguments').getArgs
-- South African Master Gunner Data
-- Data Fields
-- Code: This is just a duplicate of the lookup code, but expressed as a number instead of a string
-- Rank: Person's rank. Not wikilinked
--- FirstName: Initials or first name(s)
-- Surname: Person's Surname
-- Year: Year appointed Master Gunner
-- WikiPage: If the person has a Wiki article, name of the article here
-- PostNoms: list of Post Nominal Titles. Stored in Lua table format ie Curly braces with values seperated by commas
-- Post: The name of the post that they held when awarded. Commas will be turned into line breaks
-- Note: Any additional info about this Gunner.
-- RecipCat: Category for recipients. "List of Master Gunners (South Africa)"
function p.Gunner(frame)
local output = ''
local templateArgs = getArgs(frame)
local gunnercode = templateArgs["code"] or nil
-- local pagename=templateArgs["pagename"] or nil
if not gunnercode then
output = '<span style="color:#d33">Error: No code specified</span>'
return output
end
if data[gunnercode] then
output = output .. gunnercode .. ": "
output = output .. data[gunnercode].Code .. " Master Gunner" .. "<br />"
output = output .. data[gunnercode].FirstName .. " " .. data[gunnercode].Surname .. " Year: " .. data[gunnercode].Year .. "<br />"
return output
else
output = '<span style="color:#d33">Error: code '.. gunnercode .. ' not found</span>'
end
return output
end
function p.GunnerBox(frame)
local output = ''
local templateArgs = getArgs(frame)
local gunnercode = templateArgs["code"] or nil
local imagesize = templateArgs["imagesize"] or '150px'
if not gunnercode then
output = '<span style="color:#d33">Error: No "code" specified. Use the Gunner number preceded by an A for example, code=A100</span>[[Category:Master Gunner Error]]'
return output
end
if data[gunnercode] then
-- Send Info
-- Generate wiki table code for the Master Gunner
local float = templateArgs.float or 'none'
if float == "left" then
float = "floatleft"
elseif float == "right" then
float = "floatright"
elseif float == "none" then
float = ''
end
local tableCode = '{| class="wikitable ' .. float .. '" style="text-align:center" \n'
-- tableCode = tableCode .. "|+ Master Gunner \n" -- Caption
tableCode = tableCode .. "|-\n"
tableCode = tableCode .. '!colspan=2 style="background:red; color:white;"| Master Gunner: ' .. data[gunnercode].Code .. '\n'
tableCode = tableCode .. "|-\n"
tableCode = tableCode .. "|colspan=2|[[file:SANDF Arty Master Gunner badge embossed.png|border|" .. imagesize .. "|link=List of badges of the South African Army#Proficiency: Master Gunner|Master Gunner]]\n"
tableCode = tableCode .. "|-\n"
tableCode = tableCode .. "|colspan=2|" .. p.GetGunner("A" .. data[gunnercode].Code)
if string.len(data[gunnercode].Post) > 1 then
tableCode = tableCode .. mw.getCurrentFrame():expandTemplate{ title = 'Efn', args = {"Post occupied when award was made: " .. data[gunnercode].Post} }
end
if string.len(data[gunnercode].Note) > 1 then
tableCode = tableCode .. mw.getCurrentFrame():expandTemplate{ title = 'Efn', args = {data[gunnercode].Note} }
end
tableCode = tableCode .. "\n"
tableCode = tableCode .. "|-\n "
tableCode = tableCode .. "|colspan=2|[[Master Gunners of the South African Army|Year]]: '''".. data[gunnercode].Year .. "'''\n"
tableCode = tableCode .. "|-\n"
local prevgunner="A" .. data[gunnercode].Code -1 .. ""
tableCode = tableCode .. "| ←" .. data[gunnercode].Code -1 .. ": " .. p.GetGunner(prevgunner) .. "\n"
local nextgunner="A" .. data[gunnercode].Code +1 ..""
tableCode = tableCode .. "| " .. p.GetGunner(nextgunner) .. " :".. data[gunnercode].Code +1 .. "→\n"
tableCode = tableCode .. "|}"
return tableCode
end
return output
end
function p.GetGunner(gunnercode)
local output = ''
if not data[gunnercode] then
output = "Unknown"
else
if string.len(data[gunnercode].WikiPage) < 1 then
output = data[gunnercode].Rank .. "<br />".. data[gunnercode].FirstName .. " " .. data[gunnercode].Surname
else
output = data[gunnercode].Rank .. "<br />" .. "[[" .. data[gunnercode].WikiPage .. "|" .. data[gunnercode].FirstName .. " " .. data[gunnercode].Surname .. "]]"
end
end
return output -- Should never get here, but belts-and -braces... just to be sure
end
function p.GunnerTable(frame)
-- Data Fields
-- Code: This is just a duplicate of the lookup code, but expressed as a number instead of a string
-- Rank: Person's rank. Not wikilinked
--- FirstName: Initials or first name(s)
-- Surname: Person's Surname
-- Year: Year appointed Master Gunner
-- WikiPage: If the person has a Wiki article, name of the article here
-- PostNoms: list of Post Nominal Titles. Stored in Lua table format ie Curly braces with values seperated by commas
-- Post: The name of the post that they held when awarded. Commas will be turned into line breaks
-- Note: Any additional info about this Gunner.
-- RecipCat: Category for recipients. "List of Master Gunners (South Africa)"
local output = ''
local templateArgs = getArgs(frame)
local localfloat = templateArgs["float"] or ''
if not localfloat then
localfloat = "left" -- NOTE TODO: Make the table float according to the value of locafloat ;-)
end
local tableCode = '{| class="wikitable sortable" \n'
tableCode = tableCode .. "|+ List of Master Gunners \n" -- Caption
tableCode = tableCode .. "|-\n"
tableCode = tableCode .. "! Code !!Number !! Rank !! Surname !! First Names !! Post !! Year !! Note \n"
-- Iterate through the data in the table "GunnerData"
for code, record in pairs(data) do
-- Generate wiki table code for the Master Gunner
-- TODO: If record.Surname == "Unknown" make the row distinctive somehow.
tableCode = tableCode .. "|-\n"
tableCode = tableCode .. "|" ..code .. "\n"
tableCode = tableCode .. "| " .. record.Code .. "\n"
tableCode = tableCode .. "| " .. record.Rank .. "\n"
if string.len(record.WikiPage) < 1 then
tableCode = tableCode .. "| " .. record.Surname
else
tableCode = tableCode .. "| " .. "[[" .. record.WikiPage .. "|" .. record.Surname .. "]]"
end
-- if string.len(record.Post)>1 then
-- tableCode = tableCode .. mw.getCurrentFrame():expandTemplate{ title = 'Efn', args = {"Post occupied when award was made: " .. record.Post} }
-- end
tableCode = tableCode .. "\n"
tableCode = tableCode .. "| " .. record.FirstName .. "\n"
tableCode = tableCode .. "| " .. string.gsub(record.Post, ",", " - <br />") .. "\n"
tableCode = tableCode .. "| " .. record.Year .. "\n"
tableCode = tableCode .. "| <small>" .. record.Note .. "</small>\n"
end
tableCode = tableCode .. "|}" -- End the table
return tableCode
end
return p
-- Initial Code by John Dovey (13 April 2023) [[User:BoonDock]]